# Cuffie Ridge Community, Cave Valley, Saint Ann Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/cave-valley/cuffie-ridge/

Community · Cave Valley 

# Cuffie Ridge

Cuffie Ridge is a community of Jamaica in Cave Valley, Saint Ann Parish. It covers **18.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 18.8km²
- 682 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cuffie Ridge?

Cuffie Ridge lies in [Cave Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/cave-valley/), [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Aenon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/aenon-town/), [Borobridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/cave-valley/borobridge/), [Cascade](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/lucea/cascade/), [Cave Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/cave-valley/cave-valley/), [Linton Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/gibraltar/linton-park/), [Morgans Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/morgans-forest/) and [Mt Moriah](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/cave-valley/mt-moriah/). By area it is the 188th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 22.6% of [Cave Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/cave-valley/). The centre of Cuffie Ridge is about 71 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2286° N, 77.4241° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Cuffie Ridge

OpenStreetMap lists 12 named sights in Cuffie Ridge: 12 caves.

- Blocked Shaft 2 · cave
- Cave River Bamboo Trench · cave
- Cave River Border Hole · cave
- Cave River Choke Sink · cave
- Cave River Clapham Cave · cave
- Cave River Holits Hole · cave
- Cave River Noisy Water 1 · cave
- Cave River Noisy Water 2 · cave
- Cave River Top Hole · cave
- Clayton Cave · cave
- Moulton Hole · cave
- Spaniard's Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Cuffie Ridge

- Pig Hole · cave, Cave Valley2.4 km
- Volcano Hole · cave, Cave Valley2.4 km
- Norwood Ratbat Hole · cave, Linton Park2.7 km
- Pulpa Spring · cave, Aenon Town2.9 km
- Blocked Shaft 1 · cave, Linton Park3.3 km
- Asuno Hole · cave, Linton Park3.5 km
- Mckoy Sink · cave, Aenon Town5.0 km
- Linton Park Light Hole · cave, Madras6.5 km
- Lowe River Caves · cave, Lorrimers6.7 km
- Lowe River Sink · cave, Lorrimers6.8 km
- Greenock Cave · cave, James Hill7.3 km
- Last Sink Holes · cave, Cave Valley7.6 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Cuffie Ridge

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel52 km
- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay60 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 16 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:36).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Cuffie Ridge

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Cuffie Ridge.

- Blake
- Cuffie Ridge

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Cuffie Ridge and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cave Valley, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 43 

Feb 26 23 

Mar 26 36 

Apr 27 51 

May 28 126 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 95 

Sep 28 128 

Oct 27 162 

Nov 26 92 

Dec 26 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cuffie Ridge

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) 

Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Christiana 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17384&mlon=-77.49078#map=17/18.17384/-77.49078) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Cave Valley 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22375&mlon=-77.36617#map=17/18.22375/-77.36617) 

Hotel The Golden Cliff Villa · Cave Valley 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22542&mlon=-77.36663#map=17/18.22542/-77.36663) 

Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) 

School Spaldings Primary School · Spalding 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15537&mlon=-77.45550#map=17/18.15537/-77.45550) 

College Knox Community College · Spalding 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) 

Police station Cottage Police Station · Harry Watch 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14373&mlon=-77.55097#map=17/18.14373/-77.55097) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other communities in Cave Valley

- Aboukir
- Bohemia
- Borobridge
- Cave Valley
- Mt Moriah

## Quick answers

- Where is Cuffie Ridge?In Cave Valley, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Cuffie Ridge?Aenon Town, Borobridge, Cascade, Cave Valley, Linton Park, Morgans Forest and Mt Moriah
- What is there to see in Cuffie Ridge?Blocked Shaft 2, Cave River Bamboo Trench, Cave River Border Hole, Cave River Choke Sink
- What time zone is Cuffie Ridge in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cuffie Ridge?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Cuffie Ridge?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cuffie Ridge?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Cuffie Ridge?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cuffie Ridge?Percy Junor Hospital, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cuffie Ridge?Access Financial Services Limited, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Cuffie Ridge?National Commercial Bank, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cuffie Ridge?Texaco, about 6.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Cuffie Ridge?JM070305 (OCHA common operational dataset)